Late Summer Beach Read
Do you have to read the book at the beach? Maybe, but not necessarily. But hopefully you’ve planned out some quality leisure time under the sun and that you bring along with you a worthy book to sink into. Our top picks by these women authors relish in stories of friendships, romance, family dynamics, internal/external conflicts and self-awakening.
THE END OF ROMANCE by Lily Meyer $16.48 hardcover
A big-hearted love story about a woman, Sylvia who recently left an abusive marriage. In this new direction in her life, she commits to separate love from sex until she meets two men who redirect this way of thinking.
ALMOST LIFE by Kiran Millwood Hargrove $19 paperback
In 1978 Erica and Laure meet in Paris, both students who suddenly become more than summer lovers. Their love story spans decades, this is for readers who loved One Day and Normal People.
ALBION by Anna Hope $17.70 paperback
Three siblings fight for inheritance during a family stay at their 18th century ancestral home in Sussex to bury their father. The novel explores trauma, human nature and the complexities around family that is provocative and tender.
THE REVELATION OF DIONNE DAPHNE by Mara Brock Akil $27.96 hardcover
Beauty editor of a New York magazine, a social life with the upper echelon - everything looks perfect on the outside. Unexpected news from an ex-boyfriend sends Dionne Daphne’s world into chaos, which leads her to undertaking a road trip with an unlikely stranger who becomes a lifeline to her.
